Sometimes It Takes Another...

To remind us of everything we have and how life really is sweet and that God does provide for all of our needs. Went to my parents church this morning to surprise them. I was the one surprised because they weren't there. I haven't felt very spiritual lately. Have really been slipping. Farther and farther away. They had a guest preacher today and his message was simple. God does provide. He then went on to tell how he just lost his son a few weeks ago. It was his second son to die. They died within a few months of each other. They were in their 40's. I lost my husband but I can't imagine the heartbreak of losing a child. No matter what the age. The funerals wiped out every bit of savings he had. Then he suddenly had money trickling in. $500 from a widow at his church, $1200 collected by his church family, $2200 collected from his family down south. He had enough to be able to pay his taxes and insurance on his home. God always comes through. Just when we think we are at the very end, something happens. I requested prayer for a friend who recently got the gift of life. I'm so happy for him but at the same time it's sad that one person had to die so another could live. Makes me think of Christ. And the sacrifice He made for us. I want to get back to that spirit filled faith I used to have. I think though, when things happen in our life such as sickness, death, financial worries, depression, it can make us become jaded. Start thinking "Why bother". Then sometimes it just takes another to remind us of just how rich in love, family, friends, health we truly are.